Microbiology and Immunology
Both being a branch of biology, microbiology is the research of the smallest living things including bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, and viruses, and immunology includes studies relating to organism immune systems and organism responses to foreign substances, which includes microbes.
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JUN 13, 2022Immunology
JUN 13, 2022Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 08, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 08, 2022Clostridium bacteria are a normal component of the gut microbiome. In rare cases, dysbiosis of Clostridium in the body c ...Written By: Zoe MichaudJUN 08, 2022Coronavirus
JUN 08, 2022After two years of uncertainty, we can definitely say that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has changed our everyday lives as ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 06, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 06, 2022A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin ...Written By: Annie LennonJUN 04, 2022Immunology
JUN 04, 2022Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 02, 2022Coronavirus
JUN 02, 2022As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 25, 2022Immunology
MAY 25, 2022Diets that are high in fats and cholesterol have been associated with a variety of health problems, including an increas ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2022Microbiology
MAY 20, 2022Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 18, 2022Immunology
MAY 18, 2022The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 15, 2022Immunology
MAY 15, 2022Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 14, 2022Immunology
MAY 14, 2022Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 06, 2022Immunology
MAY 06, 2022The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects most people; it's thought that when we're young, about 90 percent of us acq ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 25, 2022Microbiology
APR 25, 2022When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2022Immunology
APR 24, 2022A variety of studies by different reseaech groups have now confirmed that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 20, 2022Immunology
APR 20, 2022Antibiotic resistance has increased the demand for new antibiotic treatments. Now, researchers have found that a ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 19, 2022Immunology
APR 19, 2022Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 17, 2022Immunology
APR 17, 2022Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 13, 2022Immunology
APR 13, 2022The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 29, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 29, 2022A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 23, 2022Immunology
MAR 23, 2022As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2022Microbiology
MAR 22, 2022Although antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem, many bacterial infections can still be prevented or eliminated wit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2022Immunology
MAR 17, 2022We need bile acids to help us digest food and absorb nutrients. New research has shown how bile acids modified by bacter ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 16, 2022Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 16, 2022A pathogen common among people with cystic fibrosis combined with an antifungal drug can clear otherwise difficult-to-tr ...Written By: Annie LennonMAR 15, 2022Genetics & Genomics
MAR 15, 2022Trillions of microorganisms live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and many perform essential and beneficial functions, li ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 13, 2022
Immunology
JUN 13, 2022
Breast milk is known to be highly beneficial for newborns; it provides nutrients and antibodies, including those that ar
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 08, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
JUN 08, 2022
Clostridium bacteria are a normal component of the gut microbiome. In rare cases, dysbiosis of Clostridium in the body c
...
Written By:
Zoe Michaud
JUN 08, 2022
Coronavirus
JUN 08, 2022
After two years of uncertainty, we can definitely say that the coronavirus (Covid-19) has changed our everyday lives as
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 06, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
JUN 06, 2022
A new class of antibiotics has shown promise in preclinical trials against drug-resistant tuberculosis. The correspondin
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 04, 2022
Immunology
JUN 04, 2022
Our immune system is a crucial, and has to be ready to respond to a variety of external threats that we are constantly e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 02, 2022
Coronavirus
JUN 02, 2022
As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, researchers isolated SARS-CoV-2 and began studying the virus. The information scie
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 25, 2022
Immunology
MAY 25, 2022
Diets that are high in fats and cholesterol have been associated with a variety of health problems, including an increas
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2022
Microbiology
MAY 20, 2022
Bacteria live all around us, even in us. Though some bacterial pathogens can cause dangerous infections, many of those m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 18, 2022
Immunology
MAY 18, 2022
The world has quickly learned that the SARS-CoV-2 virus causes COVID-19. But it can also cause another disorder in child
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 15, 2022
Immunology
MAY 15, 2022
Infections are common, and many are becoming increasingly hard for clinicians to treat. Antibiotics are often used to tr
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 14, 2022
Immunology
MAY 14, 2022
Cell death is an important natural process the body uses to maintain health; dysfunctional or unhealthy cells have to be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 06, 2022
Immunology
MAY 06, 2022
The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects most people; it's thought that when we're young, about 90 percent of us acq
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 25, 2022
Microbiology
APR 25, 2022
When a pathogen invades the body, the immune system has to mount a response, which involves inflammation. But inflammati
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2022
Immunology
APR 24, 2022
A variety of studies by different reseaech groups have now confirmed that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 20, 2022
Immunology
APR 20, 2022
Antibiotic resistance has increased the demand for new antibiotic treatments. Now, researchers have found that a
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 19, 2022
Immunology
APR 19, 2022
Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that is thought to have been around for about 150 mil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 17, 2022
Immunology
APR 17, 2022
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder in which the airways narrow, which impairs breathing and causes coughing or ti
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 13, 2022
Immunology
APR 13, 2022
The immune system must be able to swing into action to overcome pathogenic invaders. But the inflammation that accompani
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 29, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 29, 2022
A compound delivered via a nasal spray can prevent and treat various COVID-19 variants in mice. The corresponding study
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 23, 2022
Immunology
MAR 23, 2022
As we age, parts of our bodies get old and worn out, including the immune system. That's one reason why COVID-19 has bee
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2022
Microbiology
MAR 22, 2022
Although antibiotic resistance is becoming a problem, many bacterial infections can still be prevented or eliminated wit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2022
Immunology
MAR 17, 2022
We need bile acids to help us digest food and absorb nutrients. New research has shown how bile acids modified by bacter
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 16, 2022
Drug Discovery & Development
MAR 16, 2022
A pathogen common among people with cystic fibrosis combined with an antifungal drug can clear otherwise difficult-to-tr
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAR 15, 2022
Genetics & Genomics
MAR 15, 2022
Trillions of microorganisms live in our gastrointestinal tracts, and many perform essential and beneficial functions, li
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch